Khatuna Kvitsiani, the Head of the Working Group on the amendments to the Law on Copyright and Related Rights, introduced the analysis of the implemented, current, and planned activities to the MPs.

According to her, more than 300 authors have applied to the Committee regarding copyright infringement, in particular in terms of allocation of royalties. Accordingly, a committee hearing was held with the participation of representatives of the authors, the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti), and collective management associations.

A working group was set up at the meeting of the Committee, which includes specialists in the field and members of the parliament.

"Different views and approaches to this issue were revealed during the research process. After identifying the need for thorough research, we turned to donor organizations, including USAID”, - Khatuna Kvitsiani noted.

As she elucidated, the Committee has no plans to draft a new law and is focused only on improving the existing one.

Besides, as added, the principle of the "single-window concept" actually works well, however, the form of this principle needs to be refined.

The MP noted that the law should be fair to all beneficiaries.

Mikheil Chighladze, a lawyer and a specialist in the field, and Tatia Batsikadze, a representative of USAID, expressed their views at the meeting.

As mentioned at the meeting, USAID's Economic Governance and Economic Security Program, in conjunction with the CLDP (Commercial Law Development Program), will conduct research in this area.

After the discussion, the Chair of the Committee, Eliso Bolkvadze, emphasized the importance of the working group.

"Seeing what we can do with the laws and our intentions for the Georgian culture, on which the spirituality of the country stands, is extremely important. That is why our Committee was established and a working group was set up”, - Eliso Bolkvadze remarked.